Sunday, February 7, 2010

Random Ramblings from the Vault...

The Cyber Horror Awards are in full swing, with online horror critics and bloggers sending in ballots left and right. If you haven't yet, don't forget to do so by the first week of March, when the 2009 winners shall be announced!

Happy belated birthday to George Romero, who turned 70 a couple days ago. As much as I love me a good zombie movie though, news of the upcoming sequel to Diary of the Dead makes me officially say, "OK George, enough with the dead people." Don't you have a romantic comedy in you, or something?

So this Frozen pic is supposed to a big deal, eh? I see everyone talkin' about it. May just have to look into this whole brouhaha.

I hope folks are enjoying the "Many Faces of..." photo feature here in the Vault. If you have any favorite horror actors/actresses you'd like to see featured, feel free to drop me a line!

How crazy is this Fangoria thing? Sad to see a genre institution going through such turmoil, but can't help but agree with former Fangoria.com head honcho James Zahn that it had become hopelessly outdated, especially the magazine incarnation. Having worked for an entertainment based magazine for years, I can also sympathize with much of the shenanigans Zahn describes...

The remake of The Crazies could very well be another one to supersede the original. Romero's film was plagued with difficulties, and the word on the street is that this new one could very well be a better picture.

Kevin Smith seems to still have the horror project Red State on his radar. I say this is good news. It's high time Mr. View Askew directs his prodigious talents to something other than weed humor and dick jokes.

Newly added to my list of non-horror movies that are scary as hell? 2001: A Space Odyssey. Between the sociopathic HAL, the Monolith, and that seriously tripped-out ending, it's every bit as chilling as you'd expect most Kubrick flicks to be.

Essential geek website Fandomania is currently conducting a reader to determine the 100 Greatest Books of All Time. Never one to pass up an opportunity to pontificate, I voted last week. I encourage you to, as well.

In the continuing effort to have absolutely no free time whatsoever, I've started one of them new-fangled Tumblr blogs. Check it out, and if you have one yourself, feel free to follow mine. It's called Proof of a Benevolent God, and basically is a daily chronicle of things that make me smile. Those things are needed some days more than others.

Apparently there's some kind of big football game tonight? Only seen three of 'em in 35 years, not inclined to add a fourth. I have no money on it, my town's not in it, and so far no one has succeeded in explaining to me what the hell is going on on the field. Who dat? Dat's me checking out all the cool commercials tomorrow morning :-)

Now that's a book I'd be interested in checking out, Nate.Mike, all I've heard on Red State is that Smith is looking for funding. Apparently, he was on the fence about whether or not he wanted to make it, but now he does.

Which horror film *should* be remade?

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I've been fascinated with horror ever since my parents let me watch The Exorcist at 8 years old (what were they thinking??) and I ran up to my bed screaming when Linda Blair's eyes rolled into the back of her head.Although it often gets a bad rap from "mainstream" critics and audiences alike, horror has often been the most creative and vibrant movie genre of all, from Nosferatu to Saw. Some of the finest motion pictures ever made are part of the horror genre, including Frankenstein, Psycho, The Shining and my personal all-time favorite, George Romero's Dawn of the Dead.This blog is the culmination of my 25-year love affair with all things blood and guts--so check back here often for news and opinion on the world of horror. And remember...